# 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1968 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 23rd edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Ivan Mauger won his first World title. Fellow countryman Barry Briggs finished second and Pole Edward Jancarz took the bronze medal.

## Format changes

The format of the Championship changed again for the 1968 event. It reverted to the 1966 system whereby six riders from the Swedish section would qualify for the World Final direct to be held in Sweden. All other nations had to go through various events to establish the other ten riders to qualify for the final.

## First round

Qualification results.

### British/Commonwealth qualifying

* Top 32 to British/Commonwealth semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 25 May | King's Lynn Stadium, King's Lynn | Malcolm Simmons | Terry Betts | Ray Wilson |
| 25 May | The Shay, Halifax | Jim Airey | Dave Younghusband | Greg Kentwell |
| 25 May | Brandon Stadium, Coventry | Nigel Boocock | Norman Hunter | Dave Hemus |
| 25 May | Hyde Road, Manchester | Ivan Mauger | Tommy Roper | Charlie Monk |
| 27 May | Brough Park, Newcastle | Ivan Mauger | Barry Briggs | Bert Harkins |
| 27 May | County Ground Stadium, Exeter | Martin Ashby | Jimmy Squibb | Eric Boocock |
| 28 May | West Ham Stadium, London | Norman Hunter | Nigel Boocock | Ivan Mauger |
| 28 May | Leicester Stadium, Leicester | Bill Andrew | Bob Kilby | John Boulger |
| 29 May | Wimborne Road, Poole | John Boulger | Bill Andrew | Geoff Mudge |
| 30 May | Oxford Stadium, Oxford | Colin Gooddy | Terry Betts | Ronnie Genz |
| 30 May | Wimbledon Stadium, London | Martin Ashby | Nigel Boocock | Trevor Hedge |
| 30 May | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield | Charlie Monk | Colin Pratt | John Dews |
| 31 May | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton | James Bond | Jim Airey | Peter Vandenberg |
| 31 May | Hackney Wick Stadium, London | Barry Briggs | Colin Pratt | Les McGillivray |
| 31 May | Somerton Park, Newport | Cyril Francis | Chris Julian | Eric Boothroyd |
| 31 May | White City, Glasgow | Bob Kilby | Bert Harkins | Jim McMillan |
| 1 June | Dudley Wood Stadium, Dudley | Bill Andrew | Trevor Hedge | Reg Luckhurst |
| 1 June | Abeey Stadium, Swindon | Barry Briggs | Bob Kilby | Mike Broadbanks |
| 1 June | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge | Martin Ashby | Ray Wilson | Colin Pratt |

### Continental qualifying

* Top 32 to Continantal semi-finals
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 4 May | Meissen Speedway Stadium, Meissen | Boris Samorodov | Jan Holub I | Antoni Woryna |
| 5 May | Stadion Automoto Drustvo Svetozarevo | Gennady Kurilenko | Joachim Maj | Yuri Chekranov |
| 5 May | Borsod Volán Stadion, Miskolc | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | Henryk Glucklich | Viktor Trofimov |
| 5 May | Abensberger Stadion, Abensberg | Jan Mucha | Igor Plekhanov | Luboš Tomíček Sr. |

## Second round

| Norwegian qualifying (top 8) 1 October 1967 (elimination format) Sandnes Idrettspark, Sandnes Top 8 to Nordic final 1968 Pos.Ridertime/note 1Reidar Eide1.21.1 2Oyvind S. Berg1.22.6 3Odd Fossengen1.24.0 4Sverre Harrfeldt1.24.0 5Einar Egediussf 1.24.5 6Sven Svensrudsf 1.28.2 7Ulf Lovaassf fell 8Thorbjorn Nygaardsf fell | Finnish qualifying (top 8) (2 rounds) ? & 30 Aug 1967 Eteläpuisto, Tampere & Kärpänen Speedway, Lahti Top 3 to Nordic final 1968 Pos.RiderPointsTotal 1Matti Olin6+814+3 2Kalevi Lahtinen8+614+2 3Veikko Metsahuone4+37 4Jouko Naskali0+44 5Reijo Tolviander3+14 6Reima Lohkovouri0+22 7Olavi Turunen2+02 8Timo Sinkkonen1+01 |

### British/Commonwealth semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Barry Briggs | 14 |
| 2 | Bill Andrew | 13 |
| 3 | Norman Hunter | 13 |
| 4 | Nigel Boocock | 11 |
| 5 | Mike Broadbank | 10 |
| 6 | Peter Vandenberg | 10 |
| 7 | Dave Younghusband | 9 |
| 8 | Jim McMillan | |
| 9 | Jim Airey | 7 |
| 10 | Colin Pratt | 6 |
| 11 | Bob Andrews | 6 |
| 12 | Tommy Roper | 5 |
| 13 | Arnie Haley | 3 |
| 14 | Chris Julian | 3 |
| 15 | Jimmy Squibb | 2 |
| 16 | Bert Harkins | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ivan Mauger | 14 |
| 2 | Martin Ashby | 14 |
| 3 | Terry Betts | 12 |
| 4 | Charlie Monk | 10 |
| 5 | Ray Wilson | 10 |
| 6 | Eric Boocock | 9 |
| 7 | Trevor Hedge | 9 |
| 8 | Geoff Mudge | 9 |
| 9 | Reg Luckhurst | 8 |
| 10 | James Bond | 7 |
| 11 | Colin Gooddy | 7 |
| 12 | John Boulger | 3 |
| 13 | Wayne Briggs | 3 |
| 14 | Greg Kentwell | 3 |
| 15 | Eric Boothroyd | 1 |
| 16 | Bob Kilby | 1 |

## Third round
### British/Commonwealth Final

* 11 July 1968
* Wimbledon Stadium, London
* First 10 to British-Nordic Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (12) Ivan Mauger | 15 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 15 | 1 | |
| | (14) Barry Briggs | 14 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 2 | |
| | (5) Eric Boocock | 13 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
| 4 | (11) Martin Ashby | 10 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (6) Trevor Hedge | 10 | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (10) Nigel Boocock | 9 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (13) Norman Hunter | 9 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (4) Jim McMillan | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (1) Terry Betts | 7 | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (3) Dave Younghusband | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (15) Geoff Mudge | 6 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (8) Charlie Monk | 5 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (16) Mike Broadbanks | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | E | | | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (2) Ray Wilson | 2 | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (9) Peter Vandenberg | 1 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (7) Bill Andrew | 0 | | F | | | | | - | | | | | - | - | | | | | - | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Reg Luckhurst | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | F | | | | | | | | 2 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Jim Airey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | R2 | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

### Nordic Final

* 2 June 1968
* Selskov Stadium, Hillerød
* First 6 to British-Nordic Final, plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (10) Reidar Eide | 14 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | 14 | 1 | |
| | (1) Øyvind S. Berg | 13 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 13 | 2 | |
| | (11) Odd Fossengen | 12 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 | (5) Sverre Harrfeldt | 11 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 11 | 4 | |
| 5 | (2) Ole Olsen | 11 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 5 | |
| 6 | (9) Godtfred Andreasen | 11 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 11 | 6 | |
| 7 | (3) Per J.Aulie | 9 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (16) Ole Todnem | 9 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (15) Kurt Bøgh | 7 | | | | F | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (13) Preben Moller Christensen | 6 | | | | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (8) Jens Ring | 6 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 6 | 11 | |
| 12 | (14) Helgie Langlie | 3 | | | | F | | 0 | | | | | - | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| 13 | (4) Matti Olin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (6) Eidar Egedius | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | E | | | | | | | F | | | - | | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (7) Timo Laine | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (12) Jouko Naskali | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Per Ehlert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | R1 |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

### Continental semi-finals

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 15 |
| 2 | Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 12 |
| 3 | Jerzy Trzeszkowski | 11 |
| 4 | Pawel Waloszek | 11 |
| 5 | Igor Plechanov | 11 |
| 6 | Jan Mucha | 10 |
| 7 | Vladimir Smirnov | 10 |
| 8 | Jan Pytko | 9 |
| 9 | Miloslav Verner | 7 |
| 10 | Gabdrachman Kadyrov | 6 |
| 11 | Henryk Glücklich | 5 |
| 12 | Boris Zechanovitsch | 5 |
| 13 | Miroslav Šmíd | 2 |
| 14 | Antonín Kasper Sr. | 2 |
| 15 | Hans Jürgen Fritz (res) | 2 |
| 16 | Barnabas Gyepes | 1 |
| 17 | Jaroslav Volf (res) | 1 |
| 18 | Viktor Trofimov | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Antoni Woryna | 13 |
| 2 | Joachim Maj | 13 |
| 3 | Andrzej Wyglenda | 12 |
| 4 | Boris Samorodov | 10 |
| 5 | Gennadij Kurilenko | 10 |
| 6 | Jerzy Padewski | 9 |
| 7 | Jan Holub I | 8 |
| 8 | Edward Jancarz | 8 |
| 9 | Gerhard Uhlenbrock | 8 |
| 10 | Jurij Chekranov | 6 |
| 11 | Jochen Dinse | 5 |
| 12 | Farid Szajnurov | 5 |
| 13 | Jürgen Hehlert | 4 |
| 14 | Antonín Šváb Sr. | 4 |
| 15 | Stanislaw Tkocz | 3 |
| 16 | Frantisek Ledecky | 1 |

## Fourth round
### Swedish Qualifying

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Ove Fundin | 14 |
| 2 | Bengt Jansson | 13 |
| 3 | Anders Michanek | 11 |
| 4 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 11 |
| 5 | Per-Olof Söderman | 10 |
| 6 | Bernt Persson | 9 |
| 7 | Tommy Johansson | 9 |
| 8 | Bengt Svensson | 9 |
| 9 | Conny Samuelsson | 8 |
| 10 | Leif Larsson | 6 |
| 11 | Sven-Inge Svensson | 6 |
| 12 | Sören Enander | 6 |
| 13 | Allan Dahlöf | 4 |
| 14 | Runo Wedin | 3 |
| 15 | Jan Holmqvist | 3 |
| 16 | Bo Magnusson | |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Sören Sjösten | 14 |
| 2 | Torbjörn Harrysson | 14 |
| 3 | Olle Nygren | 12 |
| 4 | Göte Nordin | 12 |
| 5 | Bengt Larsson | 10 |
| 6 | Christer Löfqvist | 9 |
| 7 | Bo Josefsson | 9 |
| 8 | Therje Henriksson | 9 |
| 9 | Hasse Holmqvist | 6 |
| 10 | Sven Sigurd | 4 |
| 11 | Jan Svensson | 4 |
| 12 | Lars Jansson | 4 |
| 13 | Karl-Erik Andersson | 3 |
| 14 | Bengt Brannefors | 3 |
| 15 | Åke Andersson | 3 |
| 16 | Sixten Karlberg | 2 |
| 17 | Jan Stridh | 2 |

### British/Commonwealth/Nordic Final

* 6 August 1968
* West Ham Stadium, London
* First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (11) Ivan Mauger | 15 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 15 | 1 | |
| | (5) Nigel Boocock | 13 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| | (16) Reidar Eide | 13 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | (7) Martin Ashby | 11 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | 11 | 4 | |
| 5 | (15) Sverre Harrfeldt | 10 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (9) Terry Betts | 10 | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (1) Trevor Hedge | 9 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (3) Eric Boocock | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | (13) Norman Hunter | 6 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 6 | 9 | |
| 10 | (12) Barry Briggs | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | F | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 6 | 10 | |
| 11 | (10) Odd Fossengen | 5 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | (8) Jim McMillan | 5 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (6) Øyvind S. Berg | 4 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | (2) Ole Olsen | 4 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | F | | | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (4) Dave Younghusband | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | F | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (14) Godtfred Andreasen | 0 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | - | | | | | | | - | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Per J.Aulle | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Geoff Mudge | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

### Continental Final

* 21 June 1968
* Stroitel Stadium, Ufa
* First 8 to European Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (2) Gennady Kurilenko | 12 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 12 | 1 | |
| | (6) Paweł Waloszek | 10 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 10 | 2 | |
| | (16) Vladimir Smirnov | 10 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 10 | 3 | |
| 4 | (15) Edward Jancarz | 10 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (13) Jerzy Trzeszkowski | 10 | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (12) Antoni Woryna | 9 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (11) Igor Plekhanov | 8 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | (3) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 8 | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | | | F | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | (7) Jerzy Padewski | 8 | | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | F | | | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | (9) Jan Holub I | 7 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (1) Andrzej Wyglenda | 7 | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 11 | |
| 12 | (8) Zygmunt Pytko | 6 | | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | 6 | 12 | |
| 13 | (10) Boris Samorodov | 6 | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 6 | 13 | |
| 14 | (5) Jan Mucha | 4 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 15 | (4) Joachim Maj | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| 16 | (14) Luboš Tomíček Sr. | 1 | | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Gerhard Ulenbrock | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Václav Verner | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

## Fifth round
### Swedish Final

* Top 6 to World final, 1 reserve
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 27 May | Malmö Stadion, Malmö | Gunnar Malmqvist | Anders Michanek | Hasse Holmqvist |
| 28 May | Ullevi, Gothenburg | Bernt Persson | Gunnar Malmqvist | Torbjörn Harrysson |
| 30 May | Ryd Motorstadion, Linköping | Ove Fundin | Bengt Jansson | Gunnar Malmqvist |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Gunnar Malmqvist | 38 |
| 2 | Ove Fundin | 35 |
| 3 | Torbjörn Harrysson | 31 |
| 4 | Bernt Persson | 30 |
| 5 | Anders Michanek | 29 |
| 6 | Hasse Holmqvist | 28 |
| 7 | Bengt Jansson | 27 |
| 8 | Bengt Larsson | 25 |
| 9 | Sören Sjösten | 23 |
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 10 | Therje Henriksson | 22 |
| 11 | Bo Josefsson | 15 |
| 12 | Bengt Svensson | 15 |
| 13 | Christer Löfqvist | 14 |
| 14 | Olle Nygren | 10 |
| 15 | Tommy Johansson | 9 |
| 16 | Per Olof Söderman | 8 |
| 17 | Conny Samuelsson | 2 |
| 18 | Runo Wedin | 1 |

### European Final

* 25 August 1968
* Olympic Stadium, Wrocław
* First 10 to World Final plus 1 reserve
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (3) Paweł Waloszek | 13 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 13 | 1 | |
| | (5) Antoni Woryna | 11 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | X | | | | | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
| | (16) Jerzy Trzeszkowski | 11 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 11 | 3 | |
| 4 | (11) Ivan Mauger | 10 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | (8) Barry Briggs | 9 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | (1) Gennady Kurilenko | 9 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 9 | 6 | |
| 7 | (14) Reidar Eide | 8 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
| 8 | (10) Edward Jancarz | 8 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | F | | - | | | | 8 | 8 | |
| 9 | (12) Nigel Boocock | 7 | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (2) Martin Ashby | 6 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | (9) Igor Plekhanov | 6 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | (6) Vladimir Smirnov | 5 | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | E | | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 5 | 12 | |
| 13 | (4) Trevor Hedge | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 3 | 13 | |
| 14 | (7) Terry Betts | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 14 | |
| 15 | (13) Sverre Harrfeldt | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | F | | - | | | | | - | | 2 | 15 | |
| 16 | (15) Konstanty Pociejkewicz | 0 | | | | 0 | | | - | | | - | | | | | | - | - | | | | 0 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Jerzy Padewski | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | 7 | R1 |
| R2 | (R2) Václav Verner | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |

## World Final

* 6 September 1968
* Ullevi, Gothenburg
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
| | (6) Ivan Mauger | 15 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | 15 | 1 | |
| | (5) Barry Briggs | 12 | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
| | (7) Edward Jancarz | 11 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | (9) Gennady Kurilenko | 11 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | (4) Paweł Waloszek | 10 | F | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 10 | 5 | |
| 6 | (12) Torbjörn Harrysson | 10 | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 10 | 6 | |
| 7 | (1) Anders Michanek | 9 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 9 | 7 | |
| 8 | (10) Hasse Holmqvist | 9 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 9 | 8 | |
| 9 | (15) Ove Fundin | 7 | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | 7 | 9 | |
| 10 | (11) Gunnar Malmqvist | 7 | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | (2) Martin Ashby | 5 | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 5 | 11 | |
| 12 | (16) Antoni Woryna | 5 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | R | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 5 | 12 | |
| 14 | (8) Reidar Eide | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | F | | | | 3 | 14 | |
| 13 | (3) Jerzy Trzeszkowski | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 4 | 13 | |
| 15 | (14) Bernt Persson | 1 | | | | E | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | (13) Nigel Boocock | 1 | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 0 | | X | | | | | E | | 1 | 16 | |
| R1 | (R1) Igor Plekhanov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R1 | |
| R2 | (R2) Bengt Jansson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | R2 | |
| Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |